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Kanji Detail for 蠶 - "silkworm, raise silkworms"
蠶
- Meaning
蠶 means "silkworm, raise silkworms."
Silkworm - The larva of the silkworm moth.
Raise silkworms - To cultivate silkworms.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
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Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
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CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
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Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
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XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
A silk-spinning insect. Has segmented body that wriggles. Has six pairs of legs on thorax, abdomen, and tail. Feeds exclusively on mulberry leaves. China has raised them since ancient times. Today Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces raise them especially numerous. From larva to maturity, silkworms must shed their skin several times. Each time they shed skin, they don't eat or move for two to three days. This is called 蠶眠 (silkworm sleep). After three or four sleeps, they climb onto frames to spin cocoons. Inside the cocoon, they transform into pupae. Then from pupae they transform into moth-like form. Break through the cocoon to emerge. Called 蠶蛾 (silkworm moth). Those who want to obtain silk usually take advantage before the moth emerges from the cocoon. Because after emergence, the silk threads break and cannot be reeled. | The meaning of gradual. Such as saying 蠶食諸侯 (silkworm-eating the lords). Meaning encroaching on their territory, like silkworms eating leaves. | 蠶室 (silkworm chamber). The name of a prison for castration punishment. Because those punished fear wind and need a warm room. Like a place for raising silkworms. Hence the name.
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